Fixed that for you

Like all of these schemes, it's about money laundering done in plain sight.

They didn't consider them "people".

I haven't laughed at a your mom joke in a while, this one was just silly enough!

Note: I'm not saying whether any of this tech is good nor bad, just explaining what it is.

#1, the default RDP client still comes with windows, doesn't come from the microsoft store, and isn't discontinued/blocked.

The "special RDP thing" did more than RDP, which is why it's needed.

Azure virtual desktop, windows 365 (ick naming), and microsoft dev box are all azure technologies that give you a "virtual desktop experience" with automated management of backend azure VMs, session allocation, image selection, permissions setting, etc.

It's an "as a service" model for virtual desktops that are suited for 1 of 3 primary use cases, and the app handles a lot of the bits and pieces around this in a way that a pure RDP client doesn't.

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okay

I can't believe B2 is still around!

I don't consider not realising my ideal ROI to be waste any more than if it was cloudy causing the same result.

I phrased that to avoid a "well actually ...." reply as others had done.

I should have phrased it slightly differently, perhaps "there is no waste. Some might complain about not reaching their planned ROI, but that's not waste IMO."

I think the issue this poster and a few others have is the wording of "waste".

If a coal plant is producing excess which is burned up there is literal physical and environmental waste.

If I can't send unconsumed output from my panels into the grid there is no "waste" apart from my ROI on installing the panels.

NSW and the ACT both still have feed in tarrifs. Mine is currently 10c/kWh wtih no limit.

I cannot speak for any other states.

Why would Microsoft want to kill linux? It gives them a free OS with minimal investment to power their real money-making endeavours, plus it gives someone else to point the finger at for issues. Best of both worlds.

Sure they lose windows server licensing revenue, but that is tiny in the scheme of things.

Would you consider typescript a compiler since it converts it to javascript?

If you ignore price to price then PC gaming is superior in every way regarding technology/fidelity/etc.

But ironically everything you described about choosing every single component, choosing an OS, creating a balanced machine, etc is exactly why people like console gaming. You have either 1 or 2 choices depending on where you are in the lifecycle, plug it in, and it plays how it should.

No struggling over "is DDR5 really worth it", "do I need XYZ NVMe drive with zzz gbps", "are the x3d processors worth the premium, and are they called 3d because of gaming or because of how the chip is physically built", "is windows pro faster than home, and why is it so expensive", "will this $5 windows license that works and swears it's legit work in 6 months", "NVIDIA or AMD, DLSS seems way better but the AMD cards are faster enough for the same price that I might not need it", "Do I get a cheaper CPU now and upgrade it in 18 months, or get a cheaper GPU now and ...", "my friend wants to play, do I simply let him log into steam or have him log into his own account due to all the 'my ex friend deleted all my photos' posts on reddit" .....

Note: for years I did the PC thing like you and really enjoyed the tweaking and fun (I had a dual CPU celeron 300a system bumped to 450mhz back in the day for example, and lived through the peltier cooler years), but it became a hobby, and I have other hobbies and just want to sit on my couch and play a game :)

If you need a beefy PC then the console argument is lost before it starts. You already have a gaming machine, or can spend a tiny bit more and have one.

If you need a laptop (for portability) good enough for mid level computing (word/excel/python with vscode/etc) then a console is the easy winner (for value, not for top end gaming) vs buying another entire computer.

Gaming laptops are so much of a compromise they're difficult to recommend. My son has one due to having to have a beefy laptop with a "good" GPU for his engineering courses (has to be a laptop to take it in), so spending $500 more to get a good gaming laptop was worth it. If he could have had a PC, and then they had equivalent PCs at school, we would have chosen the gaming PC route.

If you need a PC already with any sort of modern CPU, then spending the same $$$ on a GPU vs a console becomes a dilemma. I go back and forth every few years on this. I am probably the stupidest with this out of anyone, as I buy a console when it releases (although they aren't price dropping lately) and then upgrade our family's gaming pc mid console cycle.

If you use your phone or ipad primarily then again a console easily wins.

Check the latest LTT video about making a PS5 or PS5 pro equivalent.

He had to use used hardware bought on facebook marketplace and ebay (which is a real hit or miss), priced the OS as $5 for a dodgy/pirated corporate key, and at price to price still wasn't able to match fidelity and framerate at the same time.

Had he been able to buy a $350 NUC he would have just to prove the same point you are trying to as he's fairly vocal about "pc gaming wins".